Training - Monday 16th February 2015

[old dee 23,486]

Tuesday is skills day, so if he was doing that it is a good sign,

I counted four cameras on Monday, as well as coaches eyes, you can't hide a deficiency these days

Sadly it does not follow that you can fix them easily Saty

[rpfc 28,045]

Double grabbing is a confidence issue.

When you are confident in your timing and strength - you meet the footy at the 'right time' constantly - when you are unsure of your ability to get your fingers and thumbs in the right spot and meet it in the air at the right time - you will double grab it.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,644]

I think it's his technique as mentioned earlier. He runs at the ball with flat palms facing the ball. Hogan and most decent forwards don't raise their hands till the last minute. Hogan really does clunk the ball in a vice like grip when it comes to him.

One of the final drills had an open forward line comprising of Dawes, Hogan, Pedo and Garlett and no defenders. The ball was moved from the backline and the forwards lead in different patterns, and whoever took the mark had a shot for goal. Garlett played as a high half forward and only touched it once. Pedo moved really well and grabbed everything. Hogan stood out with his mobility and presence. Dawes was either double grabbing them, or seemed to be too far under the ball which would have made it easy for a backman to spoil.

If only it were like this on game day...

[Akum 2,660]

Does Dawes have an eyesight problem? Serious question. The thing is that the marking problem seems so basic, yet Dawes has been in the system for a long time. Collingwood has the reputation for professionalism regarding player development/management and the Demons have more coaches than players. You would have thought that this was so obvious a weakness that this would have been sorted out or there we would have seen coaches working with him on this problem.

I'm pretty sure Dawes had a bad injury at the base of his thumb in his last year ar Collingwood. And that it was by no means certain that this injury would fully recover.

[binman 41,937]

I'm pretty sure Dawes had a bad injury at the base of his thumb in his last year ar Collingwood. And that it was by no means certain that this injury would fully recover.

My thoughts as well. Would explain his technique of hand parallel to body and two grabbing. As someone above noted the thumbs are the shock absorbers. If you had a suspect thumb you would compensate to protect it i assume.